Tiger tests positive for COVID-19 at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota
The infected tiger is a 21-year-old called Sabrina.
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A tiger has tested positive for COVID-19 at The Wildcat Sanctuary in Sandstone, Minnesota.
The tiger, a 21-year-old Sumatran/Bengal tiger called Sabrina, tested positive for the virus, received care and has subsequently recovered from what was initially thought to be a respiratory infection.
She becomes only the second captive or domestic animal in Minnesota to test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, following a housecat last June. It’s a good reminder that the virus can be transmitted from people to animals. We appreciate the veterinarians in the state who contact our office to discuss testing and surveillance of exposed and symptomatic animals so we can investigate with our state and federal partners, said Minnesota State Veterinarian Dr. Beth Thompson.
By Modupeoluwa Adekanye 12 January 2021 | 10:57 am
Gorillas Contracts Coronavirus From Human Handler
As many as eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are presumed to have contracted Covid-19 from a human handler.
One of the animals has tested positive, marking the first known transmission of the virus to apes, zoo officials said on Monday according to a report by The Mirror.
Three among the band of critically endangered western lowland gorillas at the sprawling wildlife park have shown symptoms of the respiratory virus, such as coughing. x
However, none of them appear severely ill, and all are expected to fully recover, the zoo said in a statement.
COVID-19 has been previously reported in animals such as dogs, cats, bats, and minks. Numerous tigers and lions even tested positive for the virus at a New York zoo back in April of last year. And now, for the first time, it has infected several gorillas at a California zoo. (I think it’s very important. Read more »
As many as eight gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park are presumed to have contracted Covid-19 from a human handler after one of the animals tested positive, marking the first known transmission of the virus to apes.
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January 11, 2021 4:41 PM
Protestors rallied in front of LAUSD s headquarters during a protest last summer calling on the board to defund the LA School Police. (Chava Sanchez/ LAist)
Last summer, following nationwide protests against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, the L.A. Unified School District Board of Education agreed to cut its school police department’s budget by $25 million. The details such as how to make those cuts, and where to redirect the money were to be figured out soon thereafter.
Now, six months later, the proposal is still in limbo. A discussion on a drafted policy was scheduled for December, but Superintendent Austin Beutner postponed the item to allow more time for feedback from the school community. It was supposed to be taken up again at tomorrow’s board meeting but a revised agenda posted online says the item on School Police Budget Reduction and Reinvestment is “to be withdrawn.”